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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Commercial: Moms Protest Dead Space 2

Have you seen the recent commercial for Dead Space 2 that shows the horrified reactions of moms in a focus group? I thought it was kinda funny and even paused the TV so K could see it. Well, it seems that a lot of people, including many gamers, are outraged at EA's marketing campaign, saying that it only perpetuates the commonly held belief that video games = violent and immature. Here's what I think:

The intended audience for this commercial is gamers, not your toddler nor grandmother. (Just like Axe body spray ads aren't really aimed at me.) And as a gamer, I found this commercial humorous because of the fact that it made fun of the stereotypical violence we find so entertaining.

Dead Space 2 is not the best example to convince people of the worthiness of video games anyway. If I wanted to show why movies are great, I would use an Oscar-winning film and not Zombieland (despite its awesomeness).

Some people will always think badly of video games, no matter what you say. For example, catching catfish with a fist covered in stinkbait may be quite the fun and honorable pasttime, but I'm just not the type of person who will ever agree with that statement. :)

I guess I'm just not as easily offended and can appreciate the occasional oddball humor thrown my way (must come from living with K ^_~).